CALICO ROCK, Ark. — Grant Hardin, a 56-year-old inmate and former police chief, is on the run after escaping the North Central Unit in Calico Rock on Sunday, May 25, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC).

Arkansas State Police and ADC reported that Hardin escaped through the sally port of the prison wearing what appeared to be an officer uniform at around 3:40 p.m.

The Department of Corrections has since confirmed the uniform he was wearing was makeshift and likely designed to mimic law enforcement, but it was not official gear.

An affidavit filed in Izard County said Hardin was impersonating a corrections officer "in dress and manner" causing an employee to open a secure gate.

The Stone County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) said he is considered "extremely dangerous an

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